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New infrared photometry of a sample of 39 stars in the open cluster NGC 752 is presented. These observations confirm the bimodality of the Main Sequence previously reported. We analyze the nature of this behaviour on the basis of the binary hypothesis.
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Arribas, S., Manteiga, M., Martinez Roger, C. et al. Infrared photometry of open clusters: the main sequence of NGC 752. Astrophys Space Sci 169, 49–53 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00640685
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